Fullerene fine particles adhere to pollen grains and affect their autofluorescence and germination

Nanotechnology, Science and Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-71

  Aoyagi, Hideki ^a   Ugwu, Charles U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Camellia japonica; Chamaecyparis obtusa; Cryptomeria japonica; Fullerene fine particle; Pollen grains

Indexed keywords

FULLERENE; NANOPARTICLE;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CAMELLIA JAPONICA; CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; GRAIN; JAPANESE CEDAR; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLEN; TEA;

EID: 80051778866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11778903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NSA.S14263     Document Type: Article

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